Halloween
Boo! It’s, finally, Halloween! The kids have been asking about it since spring and it’s here! This one is going to be a little different as Alison has to start-out on her trip to Brno, Czech Republic before Trick-or-Treating time. Alison hated to have to miss it, but luckily she was able to be there for the Red Hat Family Halloween Party and the Goddard Trunk-or-Treating celebration. But, we’ll get back to that in a moment. The day started out fairly normal with Kendall...
Read MoreAlison’s birthday
Happy birthday to me! Tonight we shared the surprise cake that Brian decorated, and some chocolate-dipped fruit that Brandon gave me as well. I did end up ordering a couple of those emoji pillows like I’d seen in Vegas–one is a gift that I won’t reveal yet, but the “embarrassed/nervous laugh” is my soul emoji, the one I use the most. 😅 (See, I’m embarrassed/laughing just admitting...
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Today was a teacher workday for Brian, and lucky for everyone, Nana Rosemary was available to watch him, so Brandon and I could both go to work! She and Brian made a surprise cake for me, cutting a pound cake into a heart shape, adding orange and yellow surprise frosting inside, chocolate frosting outside, and Brian’s craaaazy decorations, making it into a happy heart face. He also made a big “Surprise!” sign to go with it. Thanks Brian (and Mom!) 🙂 Later tonight, I...
Read MorePicture Day, Pumpkins, Kanki
It was family picture day today! We showed up and were thrown a bit of a curve ball–the studio is under renovation, and they had set up shop in the old catalog desk area. This made the kids a bit rambunctious, and the lights and crowds made the whole experience a bit crazy. Everyone was hot and stressed out! Kendall took antsy to a whole new level. Hope something turns out, anyway–these are for our holiday card, after all. 😉 This afternoon we went to the farmer’s...
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